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Alex Rodriguez's Nickname
On the Road Becomes Pay Rod

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Sam Walker Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated June 1, 2001 12:01 a.m. ET

Usually, a sports column isn't the best place to look in this newspaper for stories about Draconian tax policy. But then again, name the last time a Draconian tax policy made you want to jab a foam finger in the air and shout, "Go, baby!"

By now, you've probably heard about Alex Rodriguez, the shortstop who signed a $252 million contract with the lowly Texas Rangers. Yes, that makes him the richest athlete in team sports and, it's safe to say, the only ballplayer who cost more than the new ballpark he plays in....